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    Red-fronted rosefinch

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    Short description: Species of bird

    Red-fronted rosefinch
    Red-fronted Rosefinch - Shreeram - Zanskar.jpg
    Scientific classification edit
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Passeriformes
    Family: Fringillidae
    Subfamily: Carduelinae
    Genus: Carpodacus
    Species:
    C. puniceus
    Binomial name
    Carpodacus puniceus
    Blyth, 1845
    Synonyms

    Pyrrhospiza punicea

    The red-fronted rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus) is a species of rosefinch in the finch family Fringillidae. It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Pyrrhospiza. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China , India , Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan , Russia , Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is montane tundra.

    References

    Wikidata ☰ Q1301378 entry




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